Fact sheet for Heavy Vehicle Industry
Closed and restricted state-controlled roads due to wet weather and flooding
November 2014
Transport Inspectors
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The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR)
Transport Inspectors can provide up-to-date information
on road closures and provide advice about:
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alternative routes
other temporary road closures and road signage
education
how to obtain approval/permits to move freight
load restrictions on roads and bridges.
They also have the authority to perform the following:
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enforce temporary road closures and restricted road
use notices for all classes of vehicles day and night
request a driver to produce a licence.
Approval to drive past a Restricted Road
Use Notice (sign) for heavy vehicle
industry
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TMR and Queensland Police Service (QPS)
authorised officers have the power to grant limited
approval for drivers to travel past restricted road
use notices (signs) on a state-controlled road, for
example, the delivery of essential items such as
food or medical supplies
approvals will be considered on a case-by-case
basis
if an application for approval is refused, there is
no opportunity for right of reply
approvals apply to one (1) one-way trip only
approval is separate to a Heavy Vehicle Permit drivers will need to carry both
drivers with an existing Heavy Vehicle Permit
(excess mass and dimension), will need to first
contact either 4931 1637 or 3066 5511 (heavy
vehicle permit numbers), prior to applying for
approval
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approval letters are driver and vehicle specific and
cannot be transferred or shared
if trucking operators are not owners/drivers, for
the best results, the heavy vehicle company’s
administration (rather than the individual drivers)
should contact regional TMR offices for restricted
access
individual heavy vehicle drivers can request
approval at a state-controlled road closure if QPS
or TMR officers are present at the scene
these approvals will not attract a fee
a fine applies if a person drives past a restricted
road use notice without a written approval.
This request and approval process does NOT apply to
NO ENTRY signs.
Heavy vehicle drivers are asked to report any road
flooding to the local TMR regional office, police and/or
regional councils to ensure road closure or restriction
signage can be placed at the scene, and the 131940
website and phone service can be updated to provide
current advice to the travelling public.
Steps in the process to obtain approval
- a suggested scenario
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Heavy vehicle company phones regional TMR
office
Request made for approval to travel past a
restricted road use notice for essential purposes
TMR fills out application over the phone
Application assessed by TMR officer/Senior
Engineer
Application approved by legally approving officer
such as a TMR Regional Director
Approval emailed to the company
Company may choose to send approval via fax to
a road house for collection by driver.
Signage enforceable under Transport
Infrastructure Act 1994
Signage enforceable under Transport
Operations (Road Use Management) Act
1995– the signs below must not be passed in any
circumstances.
Contact information
The following TMR offices manage heavy vehicle
permits (mass and dimension) for the whole state:
District Office
Phone
Rockhampton
4931 1637
Metropolitan
3066 5511
In critical times a hotline is set up for the Heavy
Vehicle Industry - phone number 1300 105 647.
This is not a general public number.
Following contact with the heavy vehicle area,
the numbers below can be contacted regarding
approval to drive past a restricted road use
notice.
District
Office
Phone
Central West
Barcaldine
4651 2777
Fitzroy
Rockhampton
4931 1500
Downs South West
Roma
4622 9511
Darling Downs
Toowoomba
4639 0777
Far North
Queensland
Cairns
4050 5444
Mackay/Whitsunday
Mackay
4951 8555
Metropolitan
Brisbane
3066 5499
North Coast
Maroochydore
5451 7055
North West
Cloncurry
4769 3200
North Queensland
Townsville
4421 8700
South Coast
Gold Coast
5563 6600
Wide Bay/Burnett
Bundaberg
4154 0200
Wide Bay/Burnett
Gympie
5482 0333